AS darkness fell photographer Jan Sedlacek headed on to the Malvern Hills to capture one of nature's most atmospheric sights – a hunter's moon.

Each full moon of the year has a name. October's is referred the hunter's moon because it appears soon after sunset, and traditionally cast light for farmers working in the fields and hunters to spot wildlife.

But last weekend's hunter's moon was also a supermoon, which is what happens when a full moon is at the point in its orbit that brings it closest to Earth.

The moon appears 30 per cent brighter and 14 per cent bigger to the naked eye than normal.

Jan's pictures certainly show just how much extra moonlight shone down.

He said: "I had a great time capturing these pictures.

"Using the moon light to illuminate the landscape provide some wonderful night photography opportunities, and pockets of mist just added to the atmosphere."

The next two supermoons of the year are on Monday, November 14 (when the moon comes closest to the Earth), and Wednesday, December 14.

There are other names for full moons too.

A black moon refers to the second new moon in a calendar month, a blue moon is when there is a (rare) second full moon in one calendar month, and a blood moon is when the shadow of Earth casts a reddish glow on the moon.